diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 11d3ad8d2551..3a0592599086 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -3083,6 +3083,7 @@ static int abort_conn_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 int hci_abort_conn(struct hci_conn *conn, u8 reason)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = conn->hdev;
+	int err;
 
 	/* If abort_reason has already been set it means the connection is
 	 * already being aborted so don't attempt to overwrite it.
@@ -3119,7 +3120,8 @@ int hci_abort_conn(struct hci_conn *conn, u8 reason)
 	 * as a result to MGMT_OP_DISCONNECT/MGMT_OP_UNPAIR which does
 	 * already queue its callback on cmd_sync_work.
 	 */
-	return hci_cmd_sync_run_once(hdev, abort_conn_sync, conn, NULL);
+	err = hci_cmd_sync_run_once(hdev, abort_conn_sync, conn, NULL);
+	return (err == -EEXIST) ? 0 : err;
 }
 
 void hci_setup_tx_timestamp(struct sk_buff *skb, size_t key_offset,
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 919ec275dd23..fd3aacdea512 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ int hci_cmd_sync_run_once(struct hci_dev *hdev, hci_cmd_sync_work_func_t func,
 			  void *data, hci_cmd_sync_work_destroy_t destroy)
 {
 	if (hci_cmd_sync_lookup_entry(hdev, func, data, destroy))
-		return 0;
+		return -EEXIST;
 
 	return hci_cmd_sync_run(hdev, func, data, destroy);
 }